"You think too much. This person is not that complicated." Zuo Yuxi can be said to be the person who knows Wen Liang best. Just by looking at his expression, she knows that in this moment, he has gone through countless circles in his mind. He smiled and said, "Yan Jize is not Wu Wenyue's man. There is no need for him to be a pawn to deceive my father. To be precise, he relied entirely on his personal ability to work hard in the education system for decades before becoming the deputy director of the provincial department. Otherwise, with his level, he could have become the director ten years ago. Why was he given a consolation deputy director level when he was about to retire?"
Ye Yuting curled her lips and said, "Two official fans, aren't you tired of discussing these things every day? Yuxi, I know you don't like the food on the wine table, so I left some food for you. I'll go heat it up." Then she got up and went to the kitchen. Zuo Yuxi came over and sat in her seat, with her legs curled up in the same way. She gently held her beautiful legs wrapped in stockings with her hands and shouted at Ye Yuting's back, "I'll just have some porridge. If there are any pickles, get some."
Seeing that Zuo Yuxi seemed to respect Yan Jize very much, Wen Liang was sure that he might have really thought too much. From Qingzhou to the capital, from the officialdom to the business world, he had experienced too many intrigues and schemes during this period of time, and it was almost a conditioned reflex. He would think deeply about things. In fact, many times, there might not be so many traps and snares.
"Yan Jize is a straight-forward person who cannot tolerate any injustice. This time, the provincial department sent five supervision teams to various places to investigate and guide the work of 'private-to-public'. The team he led was the least popular among the people below. Many people privately called him 'King Yama' for fear of being picked on. Being criticized and writing a self-criticism is a small matter. If he is vetoed, it would be a huge loss of face!"
"A veto?"
"Well, this time, the 'private-to-public' project is one of the popular projects promoted by Wu Wenyue himself. The director of the Provincial Department of Education, Zhang Wugu, is his confidant. Isn't he putting pressure on the cities and counties? The documents have been issued. If anyone has problems in the process of 'private-to-public', they will be disqualified from the annual awards for minor cases, and will be directly stripped of their official positions for serious problems..."
"Oh, so it was Boss Wu's work, no wonder!"
Private teachers are a historical problem. By the 1990s, it had reached a point where it had to be solved. However, the Ministry of Education did not have a clear plan on how to solve it and to what extent. Instead, it asked each province to gradually cut off this burden year by year based on its own reality. In the past, the methods used by various places were bizarre, some were simple and crude, and some were dragged on. Jiangdong had a senior official personally in charge, which was a clear sign that they were serious about it.
Thinking back to the time when Zuo Yuxi was at his grandfather's house in Yunshui County during the Chinese New Year, he asked Wen Huaiming to help intercede with Xu Fuyan to promote the "private to public" issue. Wen Liang wondered, "Wu Wenyue has spoken, does Xu Fuyan dare not do as he is told? Do you really need my dad to go and talk to him again?"
Ye Yuting was heating up food in the kitchen at the moment, and she was not in the living room. Zuo Yuxi was not afraid of being discovered by her for their intimate behavior, so she reached out and touched Wen Liang's forehead, and asked curiously: "You don't have a fever? Do I need to tell you the reason?"
"Uh," Wen Liang slapped his face lightly and said with a wry smile, "I've been too tired these past two days, and my mind is a little unclear."
If Jiangdong belonged to Wu Wenyue's family, there would be no need for this, but now he is fighting fiercely with Yu Peidong, and there are so many people waiting to trip him up behind the scenes. Xu Fuyan is Yin Qingquan's man after all, and it is hard to say whether he will openly confront Wu Wenyue, but if he finds an excuse to delay it, Qingzhou's "private to public" transformation will not be able to proceed.
"You kidnapped a few girls and went to Wuzhou. Why do you look so stupid?" Zuo Yuxi's eyes were as charming as silk. She giggled and rubbed Wenliang's thigh with her slender toes. She whispered, "Husband, you have to take care of yourself..."
The cry of "husband" was so soul-stirring that Wen Liang almost reacted on the spot. He quietly grasped her round and flawless ankle and chuckled, "How about giving it a try?"
He would not hide the fact that he took Xu Yao to Wuzhou to listen to the concert from Zuo Yuxi, and he had to admit it when she teased him about it. However, Zuo Yuxi was a virgin, and she was just infatuated with the pleasure of sex. Wen Liang had been away for more than a month in Beijing, leaving her alone at midnight. She had no idea how many times she had dreamed of the fragrance of dancing butterflies. When his big hand touched her body, she didn't know if it was because Ye Yuting was not far from the kitchen, her body trembled, her legs slightly intertwined, and she felt a little wet.
Wen Liang's hands were hot and itchy, and he brushed his fingertips along the ankles and over the skin of his calves. The silk stockings made a barely audible hissing sound, which made people feel hot all over. Fortunately, Zuo Yuxi was not an ordinary girl. She used up her last bit of rationality to hold down her hand that was about to touch the bottom of her skirt. Her pretty face was flushed, and she bit her lower lip with her tiny teeth, saying, "Don't, don't make trouble..."
Wen Liang was not so impatient as to eat Zuo Yuxi in front of Ye Yuting, so he stopped at the right time and said with a smile: "Do you dare to tease your husband again?"
Zuo Yuxi shook her head very obediently, with a moving expression that could not be explained to outsiders, "I don't dare!"
"Porridge is here... What's wrong with you guys?"
Ye Yuting came out of the kitchen with a bowl of lotus seed and lily glutinous rice porridge and a small plate of diced mustard greens. With her female intuition, she felt that the atmosphere in the living room seemed a little strange. However, Wen Liang and Zuo Yuxi were both very smart people, so they pretended to be calm in an instant. Wen Liang turned his head and smiled, "Sister Zuo asked me about my trip to Wuzhou..."
Wen Liang would naturally not hide his going to Wuzhou from Zuo Yuxi, but Ye Yuting was completely unaware of it. She only knew that Wen Liang showed up at school the day before yesterday and then never showed up again. She didn't expect him to go to Wuzhou again. She was stunned when she heard this and asked, "What are you doing in Wuzhou?"
Wen Liang then realized that Zuo Yuxi had not told Ye Yuting. When he looked over, Zuo Yuxi said calmly, "I've been so busy these past few days. Today is the earliest time I've come back. It's rare for me to have time to talk to Yuting."
This is what happens when you bring trouble upon yourself. Wen Liang thought Ye Yuting already knew about this, so he changed the subject to cover up the vivid scene just now, but he didn't expect that the topic would end up in a ditch.
"Well, it's nothing actually. I'm going to do some personal business!"
Ye Yuting had long been accustomed to Wen Liang's wandering around, which meant that he was not in school anyway. She snorted and stopped asking questions. She put the porridge and vegetables on the coffee table. Zuo Yuxi held the bowl with both hands and drank the porridge in small sips. The coldness and strength at this moment faded away. Ye Yuting looked at her distressedly and said, "You, you must eat on time in the future. Don't ruin your health for work."
Zuo Yuxi raised her head, her eyes full of smiles, and said, "I see, Yuting, you are almost as nagging as mom."
"Don't dare to compete with mom. If she were here and knew you didn't eat on time, she would have spanked you with a stick a long time ago."
Wen Liang coughed again, his eyes involuntarily passing over Zuo Yuxi's hips pressed on the sofa. Ye Yuting rolled her eyes at him unhappily, and seeing a little rice grain on Zuo Yuxi's rosy lips, she took a few steps forward, bent down, reached out to remove the rice grain, and said, "You are so old, but you still eat like this..."
Two faces that were 70% similar were facing each other, just like a mirror, reflecting the same charming face. Wenliang's breathing became heavier and stagnant for a moment. The two women turned their heads at the same time, frowned, smiled, and said, "What's wrong?"
There is no other picture in the world that can be as perfect as this moment. Wen Liang folded his hands under his lower abdomen, covering up his body's natural reaction, and said very seriously: "I'm hungry too, I want to drink porridge!"
After finishing the porridge, Ye Yuting went to the kitchen to clean up. Wen Liang continued the previous topic and said, "Since Wu Wenyue is involved, why did you wade into this muddy water?"
Zuo Yuxi shook her head, her expression firm and resolute, and said: "After so many years in the Education Bureau, fighting for the rights and benefits of these private teachers is actually what I have always wanted to do but have no way and ability to do. Now that the general environment allows it, no matter whether it is Wu Wenyue or Yu Peidong, no matter whether those bigwigs above want to take advantage of this opportunity to build their reputation or take advantage of it to make a profit, I must do this well!"
Wen Liang smiled slightly. Zuo Yuxi might be addicted to the intoxicating power game in officialdom, but this obsession had a basic stance and principle, which was that when the time was right, he could fight for his ideals and ambitions at all costs.
In the final analysis, the officialdom is also a complex society. It is not just about corruption and lust, nor is it all about fat-bellied people and petty oppression. Some people are greedy for money and lustful, but they are capable officials, while some people are overbearing and tyrannical, but they are capable people. Of course, it does not mean that being capable and talented can lead to greed for money and lust, and can lead to overbearing and tyranny. However, under the current system, due to the lack of constraints and supervision, once an individual cannot withstand the temptation of power, he or she may embark on the road of corruption. But in the final analysis, in this officialdom full of blood and thorns, there was also a group of people who worked within the system in order to realize the dream of self-cultivation, family harmony, governance of the country and peace in the world.
So is Wen Huaiming, so is Zuo Yuxi!
It can be imagined that even with Wu Wenyue's strong promotion, the conversion of private teachers to public ones would cause strong backlash and dissatisfaction at the local level - with so many people suddenly relying on the government for their livelihood, how many people would be unhappy, and how many people would take advantage of loopholes. The issues are complicated and all kinds of interests are entangled. It is easier said than done. If one is not careful, at the very least, Zuo Yuxi's office glass would be smashed, and at worst, even her personal safety and personal reputation would be greatly threatened.
But reform, from state-owned enterprises to individuals, is a road that has to be taken step by step through landmines. If it were easy, how can it be called reform
Wen Liang thought for a moment, took out a pen and paper from under the coffee table, and wrote a line of words: "Basically solving the dilemma and decision-making faced by private teachers." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)